Thonis-Heracleion (which held on to both its Egyptian and Greek names) was found by underwater archaeologist Franck Goddio and his team from the European Institute for Underwater Arachaeology (IEASM). Now a warship and an entire burial ground have surfaced from the once-glorious city’s ghostly remains. The 2,200-year-old ship does not appear unlike the famous solar barges found in the tombs of Khufu and other pharaohs (above), except this one was not meant for the afterlife. It was a fast galley with sails made to speed through the waves. The burial ground is thought to be even older, dating back 2,400 years.
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